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Celebrating Birds Site

A Great Website for Art & Community-Minded Bird Lovers! I have recently discovered another wonderfully-creative website also created by Cornell University, that is filled with useful and fun info about birds (of course) as well as art, community and more! See www.celebrateurbanbirds.org . With blessings, Roslyn.See More
Aug 12, 2010
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Ricky L. Jones commented on Roslyn Rus's blog post A Transit-Savvy Pigeon
"That's classic! My pigeon Stan would do that in a second. Pigeons have a great personality."
May 3, 2010
Roslyn Rus posted a blog post

A Transit-Savvy Pigeon

Just recently, a transit-savvy pigeon decided to take a ride on the subway here in Toronto. The bird's travel was captured on video and posted on YouTube, at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlrnV_Tr7tk . What sets this pigeon story apart from others, is that the Toronto Star published a story about the event on April 28th, citing that this particular encounter has also captured the attention of Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology! Charles…See More
May 3, 2010
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Roslyn Rus posted a blog post

A Transit-Savvy Pigeon

Just recently, a transit-savvy pigeon decided to take a ride on the subway here in Toronto. The bird's travel was captured on video and posted on YouTube, at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlrnV_Tr7tk . What sets this pigeon story apart from others, is that the Toronto Star published a story about the event on April 28th, citing that this particular encounter has also captured the attention of Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology! Charles…See More
May 1, 2010
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Roslyn Rus posted a blog post

A Cawing Wonder

Signs of Spring are everywhere in my corner of the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), as more and more birds are returning from their winter hiatus ... These past few days have been a "cawing wonder" for me, as there are now several crows that have decided to take up residence on my street! As wild as these black beauties are, I had the great fortune of admiring (and hopefully communing with) one, who was so busy announcing his/her presence in the area, that my own wide-eyed gazing didn't seem to…See More
Mar 11, 2010
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Roslyn Rus commented on Joanne Lynes's blog post Birds flying into Buildings
"Hi Joanne,I too was saddened -- and surprised -- to discover a front-page article in today's Star about birds! As tragic as this newsworthy item is, to me, it is an indication that as the media oftentimes reflects the consciousness of the…"
Mar 9, 2010
Roslyn Rus left a comment for Dalton Jantzi
"Welcome to the world of bird lovers, Dalton! I'm delighted that you've accepted the invitation (a wee "flighty" one) ! Happy birding! ... Roz"
Mar 4, 2010
Roslyn Rus left a comment for Susan Casey-Lefkowitz
"Hello Susan, Although it's a bit belated, I just want to thank you for finding my webpage and taking the time and effort to send along your comments regarding Linda Johns ... I have never blogged before (I'm not even online, at home -- I…"
Mar 4, 2010
Susan Casey-Lefkowitz left a comment for Roslyn Rus
"What a great recommendation. I will look for her. My step mother was a bird rescuer and I grew up in a house where we were always feeding baby birds and picking up road kill for the hurt raptors!"
Feb 27, 2010
Roslyn Rus is now a member of WeLoveBirds.org
Feb 27, 2010
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Greetings to bird-lovers everywhere! ...

I am so thrilled that there is a web/blog/site designed for bird lovers! In our super-busy society, fewer and fewer of us humans have the time or inclination to just stop and appreciate (or better yet, get to know) our beloved feathered friends who truly do bring us much joy! (I'm especially thinking of the lovely songbirds.)

As a beginning, I just wanted to share with anyone who may happen upon my page, that my current favourite Canadian author is Linda Johns, a rural Nova Scotian artist who is also a known bird rescuer ... She has written a series of wonderful and inspiring books about her first-hand experiences with birds ... I highly recommend her!

There's nothing sad, in my opinion, about "mourning" doves! In fact, just yesterday (March 1st), I was thrilled to discover two pairs of these lovely ones, sitting contentedly on an overhead wire, as a girlfriend and I completed a nature-walk in the area of the Scarborough Bluffs (Toronto) ...

Here's another delightful find for bird-lovers and wannabes as well: The City of Toronto has recently published a free soft-cover book titled "Birds of Toronto: A Guide to Their Remarkable World" ... It is well worth the effort to find a copy for yourself, if you can, either from one of the 99 branches of the Toronto public library or perhaps from the City itself, as this book is filled with photos, graphs, content and everything else to do with birds in the Toronto area, including information from FLAP and Lights Out Toronto! As a novice birder myself, I was thrilled to discover that the GTA is host to several hundred types of birds! This book is illustrated also by Robert Bateman and a local artist, Barry Kent MacKay. See www.toronto.ca/lightsout/birds.htm for more details! If you cannot get a copy for yourself to keep, most of the Toronto library branches do have a copy in the library, for borrowing. ... Enjoy!

Roslyn Rus's Blog

Celebrating Birds Site

A Great Website for Art & Community-Minded Bird Lovers! I have recently discovered another wonderfully-creative website also created by Cornell University, that is filled with useful and fun info about birds (of course) as well as art, community and more! See www.celebrateurbanbirds.org . With blessings, Roslyn.

Posted on August 12, 2010 at 11:37am

A Transit-Savvy Pigeon

Just recently, a transit-savvy pigeon decided to take a ride on the subway here in Toronto. The bird's travel was captured on video and posted on YouTube, at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlrnV_Tr7tk . What sets this pigeon story apart from others, is that the Toronto Star published a story about the event on April 28th, citing that this particular encounter has also captured the attention of Cornell University's Lab of… Continue

Posted on May 3, 2010 at 10:33am — 1 Comment

A Cawing Wonder

Signs of Spring are everywhere in my corner of the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), as more and more birds are returning from their winter hiatus ... These past few days have been a "cawing wonder" for me, as there are now several crows that have decided to take up residence on my street! As wild as these black beauties are, I had the great fortune of admiring (and hopefully communing with) one, who was so busy announcing his/her presence in the area, that my own wide-eyed gazing… Continue

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 12:46pm

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At 1:09pm on February 27, 2010, Susan Casey-Lefkowitz said…
What a great recommendation. I will look for her. My step mother was a bird rescuer and I grew up in a house where we were always feeding baby birds and picking up road kill for the hurt raptors!
 
 
 

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